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Caldwell

I'm the sailing instructarrrr! On movie night I also run the projectarrrr! PG only, no arrrr! Yarrrr

About Me

I aim to experience a summer that will inspire epic poems of my exploits.
My favorite foods are as follows: 5) Spaghetti with shrimp, spinach, Greek olives, Feta cheese, tomatoes, and artichoke hearts 4) Chicken enchiladas with red sauce 3) Steak enchiladas with red sauce 2) Steak enchiladas with green sauce 1) Chicken enchiladas with green sauce
When I see a woman in some kind of public setting that deserves acknowledgment, I pretend that I am wearing a cowboy hat and grasping the brim with my hand in a tipping motion, then I nod and say "Ma'am."
It is my belief that despite their far from insignificant degree of evil, air conditioners are a good investment.
The greatest song, film, book, and baseball team of all-time are "Aqualung" by Jethro Tull, "The Big Lebowski," "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman" by Richard Feynman, and the 1995 Seattle Mariners, respectively.
I'd like to visit the following countries someday: China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ireland, Morocco, Norway, Peru, Russia, Senegal, Spain, Tanzania, and Turkey.I haven't left Washington in six years (Astoria, Oregon and Moscow, Idaho notwithstanding).

My Interests

In alphabetical order:Aviators, Baba Ganoush, Baseball, Basketball, Beer, Billiards, Boating, Books, Chemistry, Coffee, Cooking, Croatian or Czech Third Division Soccer Club Ownership, Crossword Puzzles, (American) Football, Football (Soccer), Hiking, Home Remodeling, Japan, Ma'amming, Mexican Food, Poker, Scrabble, Travel, Trivia, Wood Frame Carpentry,

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who can greenlight my guaranteed hit film ideas "Ninja School," "Sorority Wars," or "The Job Site." Anyone who has $500K (or some share) they want to invest in remodeling and reselling a house.Also: Ichiro, Philip Roth, Ted Williams' frozen head, the guy that came up with those Coors ads where NFL coaches are being asked questions about the beer and answering with actual things they've said in football-related press conferences.
"Hey, coach! We still got a twelve pack with four ice cold cans!" "Well, 12-4 is pretty good."

Music:

90.3 FM KEXP, SeattleAnd Journey, too. There are two types of people: practicing Journey fans and closeted Journey fans.

Movies:

Generally, I don't watch movies. Not for any real reason, except maybe that two hours is a long time to sit in one place. That said, here's a sampling of movies I liked (certainly not a ranked list):The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction, Roadhouse, Caddyshack, Lost in Translation, Bull Durham, Rushmore, Hoosiers, The Jerk, Fargo, Old School, ANCHORMAN!, Office Space, Batman Begins, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Graduate, American Beauty

Television:

Mostly I watch TV for sports coverage, but there are a few shows I try to watch:The Simpsons, South Park, The Office (UK or USA version), Arrested Development, 30 Rock, Entourage, Jeopardy!, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Mythbusters, Rick Steves' Europe, Cash Cab, Good Eats, Seinfeld, Saturday Night Live, Star Trek, America's Test Kitchen, Scrubs, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Planet Earth, The Rick Mercer Report, Taxi, The Colbert Report

Books:

Philip Roth and Kurt Vonnegut novels, baseball books, "The World According to Garp" by John Irving, anything about Alaska or the Pacific Northwest, anything from the vampire's perspective

Heroes:

Sean Connery, Burt Reynolds, Ted Williams

My Blog

Who set this thing to "Head Games?!"


Posted by Caldwell on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:53:00 PST

The Summer of George!

The way things are unfolding right now, I get the feeling that Summer 2007 will be one that I remember fondly when I'm 90.  I haven't caught a bad break in over a month.
Posted by Caldwell on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:39:00 PST

Life Is All About the Details

For example, look at the first picture on this page.  Last I checked, dog turds don't sell cars.
Posted by Caldwell on Thu, 24 May 2007 09:00:00 PST

A Call For Computer Parts

I am trying to build an internet- and video-capable PC for my living room (you know, to settle those "which year did Ted Williams hit .406, 1941 or 1942?" debates that come up when people hang out at ...
Posted by Caldwell on Sun, 13 May 2007 09:17:00 PST

More Craigslist Hilarity, After a Long Hiatus

If you are really only eight bucks short on your rent money, I'm sure that your landlord can come up with some sort of flexible payment plan....
Posted by Caldwell on Sun, 13 May 2007 08:57:00 PST

Best Myspace profile ever *LINK*

Jose Canseco.  It's, I'm sure, a pretty clever and at least reasonably convincing hoax, yet hilarious nonetheless.  Among people he'd like to meet, it lists "everyone except Mark McGwire, I'...
Posted by Caldwell on Thu, 03 May 2007 10:00:00 PST

For the Fans of Both the Film "Roadhouse" and International Soccer

If you saw Czech striker Pavel Nedved:standing next to Patrick Swayze as Dalton from "Roadhouse":could you tell tham apart?Also, check out the tag line from the poster.  "The dancing's over. ...
Posted by Caldwell on Thu, 03 May 2007 09:31:00 PST

The 56 largest cities I've been to

Source: Mongabay.com 1000 largest urban areas (2002)(All populations are for urban agglomerations, not just the city proper; population in millions)1.  Tokyo (31.0)2.  Osaka (17.6)3.  L...
Posted by Caldwell on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 06:26:00 PST

Look what came in the mail today...

...courtesy of a connection at Wells Fargo:This is the first of many steps eventually culminating in a Harold Valverde passport....
Posted by Caldwell on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:37:00 PST

"Coug it" is on Wikipedia

Read more here.
Posted by Caldwell on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:19:00 PST